Banner of Light_, Oct. 9, 1886, gives the following questions and
answer:--

"_Ques._--Do 'spirits' generally believe in the divinity of Jesus
Christ; that he was the Son of God; that he was crucified, dead,
and buried, and rose again the third day for the saving of all who
should believe in him?

"_Ans._--No; spirits generally--advanced spirits, those who are
intelligent, having studied deeply into the principles of life--do
not accept the theory of the divinity of Jesus Christ; they do not
believe that he was crucified for mankind, in the accepted
understanding of that term."

Some years ago a class was formed in New York City for the purpose of
investigating what is called the spiritual philosophy. Before that class,
Dr. Weisse said:--

"Friend Orton seems to make rather light of the communications
from spirits concerning Christ. It seems, nevertheless, that all
the testimony received from advanced spirits only shows that
Christ was a medium and reformer in Judea; that he now is an
advanced spirit in the sixth sphere; but that he never claimed to
be God, and does not at present. I have had two communications to
that effect. I have also read some that Dr. Hare had. If I am
wrong in my views of the Bible, I should like to know it, for the
spirits and mediums _do not contradict me_."

The peculiar insult here purposely offered to the Saviour will be
appreciated when it is noted that at about the same time the spirits
located Thomas Paine, the well-known skeptic, in the seventh sphere, one
sphere above that of Christ. He must therefore have progressed very
rapidly, seeing he so quickly surpassed Christ, who had over 1700 years
the start of him.

Before the same class Dr. Hare is reported to have spoken as follows,
which we give without assuming any responsibility for the spiritual
grammar therein exhibited:--

"He said that he had been thus protected from deception by the
spirits of Washington and Franklin, and that they had brought
Jesus Christ to him, with whom he had also communicated. He had
first repelled him as an impostor; but became convinced afterward
that it was really him. He related that he had learned from that
high and holy spirit, that he was not the character that
Christendom had represented him to be, and not responsible for the
errors connected with his name, but that he was, whil